If you’re looking to discover the perfect compilation of honey smooth sounds just in time for upcoming beach days or BBQ parties, look no further. I’ve found it. The soundtrack to your summer should be the 7-track EP, Bridges, recently released by Flashing Red Lights…
Read the full review for CD Review: Flashing Red Lights - Bridges
Fans were eased into the belief that an indie rock producer (Dave Fridmann of Flaming Lips, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) with a true indie rock band was the perfect formula for TnT’s sophomore release, Walk It Off. Instead, the result is an album filled with songs which have less direction such as the ballad “Anvil,” and excessive elements swimming around…
Read the full review for Tapes ‘n Tapes: Walk It Off
Known for his unique guitar techniques, Kirk Swan brings us another great alternative folk rock album with his Tom Petty like vocals. It’s Only Me is and album on the introspective aspects of life heeding great advice with amazing guitar riffs…
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It’s been a week since MusExpo has ended but I still can’t help but be pathetically saddened by the fact that it’s really over. I suppose I will have to wait until next year to see what great music this badical, yes, badical event will grace upon my ears. As for now, here are the bands that I was ridiculously digging - almost to the point where I would be forced to call myself a teeny bopper…
Read the full review of Reminiscing the Glory of MusExpo 2008…
For a musician who had to sneak his way into learning about mainstream music as a child, Yoav matured and changed his own path to become the man he is today as he gives us seductive melodies and hypnotic beats with haunting, soulful vocals drizzled on top. If you take a listen to his latest album, Charmed and Strange, you wouldn’t be the first to think…
Read the full interview for Music Event: Interview with Yoav
Long Beach’s The Valley Arena have been relentlessly promoting themselves through touring - definitely a good idea in this time and age. Just as tenacious live, their music is a perfect combination of revitalizing post-punk dark tones and thrashing beats. Radiating a plethora of talent…
Read the full blog for The Valley Arena live at Pehrspace on April 18th
CityZine brings you LA band, Sarah McLeod, as a part of our “Get to know your LA Bands” series where we introduce you to a diverse selection of bands and you tell us what you think. Sarah McLeod is, without a doubt, one of the most famous women within the Australia rock music scene. She first garnered recognition as the lead singer of the popular rock band, The Superjesus…
Read the full interview for Know Your LA Bands: Interview with Sarah McLeod
It’s hard to figure out exactly what their sound is. At times one hears a little David Bowie and all of a sudden it’s Led Zeppelin. Then you’re thrown off again when you hear electronica or soul infused into the mix…
Read the full blog for Go Back to Oliver Future
Still fresh in their musical existence, Los Angeles’ own io echo (our new band of the month) is being snatched up by fellow musicians and making a name to match their haunting, percolating, gothic-punk and danceable music…
Read the full blog for io echo, te echo, lui echo
It’s confounding to discover the word “teen” in Laura Marling’s age. It is a complex task one must accept when she has the combined souls of singer/songwriters Joni Mitchell and Vashti Bunyan…
Read the full review for Laura Marling: Alas, I Cannot Swim
